A heavy influx of tourists is attracting many to work as tourist guides, fetching them a decent livelihood. Nazir Ahmad…
People associated with tourist industry are expecting highest ever tourist arrivals this year but deficient infrastructure may be a major…
Water skiing, surfing and adventure sports are gaining popularity and with the tourist inflow expected to rise, the business is…
A five star hotel conceived by Shiekh Abdullah and businessman Khawaja Saif-ud-din Baba took more than thirty years to complete.…
On vacation from his job, Umar Nazir Tibetbaqal thought of starting a business that would keep his retired engineer father…
A deal giving Centaur hotel to a private company for 30 years was struck when Kashmir was under curfew as…
Lolab’s beauty attracted poets and filmmakers in the past. Now things have changed but its lush pastures, woods, its myths…
A pleasant tourist summer has suddenly turned too hot, and it has nothing to do with the weather. For the…
With an estimated value of 100 crores, Hajj and umrah services is emerging as a big market in Kashmir, boosting…
As another tourist season begins, and Kashmir hopes to cater to record number of visitors, Haroon Mirani finds that infrastructure…
From troopers to traders, monuments in Kashmir are encroached by one and all. HAROON MIRANI reports on the plight of…
The romantic houseboats of Kashmir’s Lake Dal, built by British Raj officials as Himalayan holiday homes, are to be closed…